Auxiliary foot rest



Jan 6, 1931.

AUXILIARY FOOT REST Filed July 18. 1928 2 Sheets-Shoo 1 F. E. CASE ETAL4 1,737,510:-

Jan 6, 1931.

F..E. CASE ET AL AUXILIARY FOOT REST Filed y 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2gme'ntow I? ll Case E L/Vonnol Patented Jan. 6, 1931v FRANK E. CASE ANDEDWARD L.; Momma, s 1 cAn'roN; oHIo;

HARVARD COMPANY, OF CANTON, OHI O, 1A CORPORATION OF-OHIO 1T uxm'mn omnnsr Application filed July 18,1928. i serial mia i.

The invention relates to auxiliary foot i rests for the use ofchildren'and short persons outer ends with angularly adjustable adultfsfoot rest extension 15.

and applied to dental chair'sand the like, in"

combination with footrests for the use of 5 adults, whereby either theadults foot rest or'theauxiliary childs foot rest may beusedl 1 asrequired, thereby avoiding the necessity of having a separate small.dental chair for childrens and short persons" use.

1 The objects of the present improvements 5 i include the provision in adental chair of an auxiliary childs step .or platform andfoot I Crest,conveniently combined with an 'adults step or platform and foot rest,the auxiliary V step or platform and foot rest being adapted to beextended into operative position and withdrawn into inoperative andunobstructiY- Positio by an m foot a Open 77 ation. These objects areattained in the present improvements aswill hereinafter be set forth indetail and claimed. v i

' A preferred embodiment of the improve-- ments is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which Figure *1 is a,perspective view of a dental the adults foot restin operj chair showingI ative'positi on, and'the auxiliary foot rest foldedback in inoperativeand non-obstrucactive position; 7 7 y Fig. 2, a similar perspectiveviewillustrating the auxiliary operative position, and in use by a child;

Fig.;3,a fragmentary elevation view with I portions in sectionillustrating theadults and the auxiliary v W i combined handle'and["foot rest ready for use,

..jfoot rest withdrawnas in Fig. 1; and

. .Fig. 1, a Vl6W'S1l111la1t0 Fig. 3, illustrating I 1 'theauxiliaryfoot rest ready for use, as in;

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

V The-dental chair i dicatedgenerally is provided with laterally spacedangled foot ape'xes 13 and 13 v "portions 14 and 14'.

The side barbeam portions 1 1 and 14 sup- "port af stationary' adultsfoot rest platform 16;, andthe side bars above the apexes 13 and '13",are pivotallyconnected as at 17 with an auxiliary foot rest platformmember 18, preferably adjacent the inner laterallyextending side edgethereof. The'auxiliary platform 18 preferably adj'acentits lateraledgeforward 'ofthe pivotal connection 17 is pivotally connected as'at 19with an auxiliary foot rest extension 20, and theplatform 18 is providedbeyond the pivotal connection 19 with a stop 21'forsupporting theextension '20 'in the position illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 when in use,and" the extension 20 being adapted for being rotated about the pivotalconnection 19, and being folded back upon the platform18; V i

j The'platform 18yis adapted for being ro- "tatedabout the pivotalconnection 17 to extend outwardly in use as inFigs. 2 and 1 and tobeswung ,back'witli the extension 20 between the side bars, to theinoperative and non-obstructive 5 position illustrated in Figs.land3i'." r I Foroper'ating the platform 18, and for limiting theoutward swinging thereof, the platform is provided at its lateral edgerearward of th e'p'iv'otal connection 17 with a step foot rest extendedinto thelplatform 18 and for may be swung .tion;

i f rest side bars '11 and 11" secured at their upper ends to the seat.12-and extending A downwardly and forwardlytherefrom to the from whichthe'outer beam extend horizontally forward and are *plvotall'y-connectedat their arm 22, the upper surface of whichis' arrangedto abutagainst a stop 23 secured between the side bars, Jandthe stop arm 22 isprovided with a laterally outwardly extending combinedhandle and pedal24:, which pedalabuts against the side bar 12 at the apex'13 thereof asshown in Fig.f' '3'for limitingt-he inward swing of maintaining'the samein inoperative position, i p I I to and from operative posieither bycombined handle andpedal 24:. 3

Similarly the extension 20 is provided with a laterally extending tongue25, and by which the extension 20 may be swung aboutits pivotalconnection 19, eithe'r by the foot or by th ha z L 1 I Accordingly anauxiliary foot rest 1s pro- ASSIGNORS To THE hejfoot or handoperatingthe and the platform 18 adapted to' be swung to vided for the dentalchair 10, as aforesaid,

' which maybe folded up and swung back between the side bars, leavingthe adults foot rest unobstructed and ready for use as illustrated inFig. 1, or which may be swung out- 7 wardlyv and used as a footvrestf'ora child or a small person as illustrated in- Eig,='2.'

e claim:

V 1. In a dental chair and the like including -a seat having a foot-restframe; affoot rest pivotally mounted onthe frame: belowthe seat, thefoot rest having a lateral edge forward of the pivotal eral edgerearward of. the pivotal mounting,

l the foot rest being adapted to be swung' to anvoutwardlyextendingposition for use and to another position beneath the seat,*a stop or armextending from the rearward foot rest lateral edge, stop meanson theframe cooperating with the stop. arm for maintaining the foot rest inoutwardly extending position, stop means on the frame cooperating withthe foot rest formaintainingthe footrest in position beneath the seat,andan extension i forthe foot rest: pivotally secured adjacent theforward lateral edgethereof and adapt.-

- ed to be folded upon the foot rest vwhen the foot rest is'in positionbeneath the seat.

2. In a dental-chair and the like including a seat having a footrestframe, a main foot rest supported by the framebelow the seat,

, an auxiliary foot rest pivotally mounted on the frame below the'seatand above themain foot rest, the auxiliary foot rest havinga lateraledge forward of the pivotal. mounting and a lateral edge rearwardxof'thepivotal mounting, the auxiliary foot rest. being an outwardly extendingposition above the main foot rest for use and to an inoperative positionbeneath theseat, a stop arm extending from the rear,- ward auxiliaryfoot rest lateral edge, stop means i on the frame co stop arm formaintainingthe auxiliary foot a restl in outwardly extending position,stop means 'on-the' frame cooperating with the aux- V o iliary, footrestvfor maintaining the auxiliary-'- V 'foot restinpositionbeneath theseat,

extension for. the, auxiliary foot rest an secured adjacent". theforward 1 lateral ed ge thereof and; adapted for being folded back onthe anxiliaryffoot re stf whenthesame lisin position beneath theseat.

and an pi vot-' 3. In ;a dentalchairand .the like includingoutwardlyextending the rearward 'footrest lateral edge for iab ut- 1againstxalportionaof. the frame forimain;

operating with the otheiseat, a stop 7 abutment with thejauxiliaryfootlre'st for maintaining the auxiliary foot rest'in outwardly' "theframe adaptedfor abutment with'the auxmounting between the two extensionfor thef auxiliary footorest: pivot; ally secured adjacent the forwardlateraledge thereofand adapted for being folded back e t eeimi r *fwtrest taining the foot rest in outwardly extending position, and forabutting against another portion of the frame for maintaining the footrest in position beneath the seat, and the combined pedal, handle andstop arm forming means for swinging the foot rest on its pivotalmounting between thetwo said positions, and an extension for the footrest pivotally secured adjacent the forward lateral edge thereofand'adapted to be folded upon the'footrestwhenthe foot rest is inposition beneath the seat.

13111 a dental chair and the like including a seat having a foot restframe, a main foot rest supported by the frame below the seat,

an auxiliary foot rest pivotally mounted on the frame below the seat andabove the main foot'rest, the vauxiliary foot rest having a lateral edgeforward of the pivotal mounting and a lateral edgerearward of thepivotal mounting, the auxiliary foot. rest being adapted to be swung toan outwardly extending posit onabove the main foot rest for use,

and to inoperative position beneath the seat, a combined pedal, handle,and stop arm ex- .tending from the rearward foot-rest lateral edge forabuttingagainst a portion" of the frame for maintaining theanxiliaryfootrest inn outwardly extending position, and g'gfor abutting againstanother POItlOllOf the frame for maintaining the foot rest in positionbeneath the seateand the combined pedal,*handle,iand stop armforming,meansforswinging the auxiliary foot vrest on its pivotalmounting between the two said positions, and

an extension for the auxiliary foot rest pivotally secured adjacentthe'forwardflateral edge thereof and adapted for being folded back onthe auxiliary'foot'rest when the same is'in'positionbeneathlthe seat. T

5. Ina dental chairand the like including a seat having a foot rest-frame, .a n'iainseat foot: rest supportedby. the framefbelowthe seat,an auxiliary: foot rest piv'otallyfmounted on the frame below the seatand above the-maln foot rest, the auxiliary foot rest having a lateraledge forward ofthe" pivotal mounting and a lateral .edge' rearward ofthe pivotal mounting,'the auxiliary foot rest being adapted to beswungto an outwardly extending position above the main foot'rest'iforuse and to an inoperative position beneath on the frame adapted forextending position, another stop on iliary foot rest for maintaining thefoot rest in position beneath theseat, means for' swinging, the..auxiliarylfoot rest on itspivotal saiidpositions, an

whenetheasame is imposition beneath the seat, and a stop on theauxiliaryfoot rest maintaining the extensionin extended position whenthe'auxiliary foot rest is in outwardly extending position.

In testimony that We claim the above, We

have hereunto subscribed our names. FRANK CASE. EDWARD L. MONNOT.

